FNUS73 KDMX 151406 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR HENDRICKSON MARSH...IOWA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 906 AM CDT WED MAY 15 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. AN INITIAL OBSERVATION AT IGNITION AND A MID BURN OBSERVATION ARE REQUIRED... PLEASE RELAY THEM TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FOR EACH PRESCRIBED BURN. .DISCUSSION... WINDS WILL BE FROM THE NORTHEAST BECOMING EASTERLY IN THE AFTERNOON...WITH FEW GUSTS AS HIGH PRESSURE WORKS IN FOR THE AFTERNOON. CHANCES FOR SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON...BUT OTHERWISE CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DRY. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........EAST 9 TO 17 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (21600-51200 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........31 32 33 36 43 46 48 50 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............74 76 77 79 79 79 80 79 RH..............43 39 37 35 35 35 34 36 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE E E 20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 10 9 9 8 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE E E EYE LVL WND SPD.9 9 7 6 6 6 6 6 EYE LVL WND GST.15 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.9 3.4 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.7 3.5 MIXNG WIND DIR..NE NE NE E E E E E MIXNG WIND SPD..17 16 15 14 13 12 10 9 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 8 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (1000-23200 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........51 48 43 40 43 47 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............77 69 63 60 58 56 RH..............39 51 62 67 75 83 20 FT WIND......E 8 E 6 E 6 E 6 E 5 E 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 6 E 4 E 4 E 4 E 4 E 4 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....3300 1300 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......E 8 E 6 E 5 NE 7 E 6 E 6 HAINES INDEX....5 6 5 4 4 4 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1800-56000 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........50 54 58 64 WEATHER COV..... S CHC CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........ S CHC CHANCE TEMP............58 70 76 78 RH..............80 59 50 48 20 FT WIND......E 6 SE 9G10 SE 10 SE 9G15 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 4G5 SE 6G10 SE 7G10 SE 6G15 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1700 5600 4800 MIXNG WIND......E 8 SE 12 SE 12 S 8 HAINES INDEX....4 4 3 4 $$ FORECASTER...BHATTARAI REQUESTED BY...WILDLIFE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130515.HENDR.01/DMX